Table 3.
Total number of spores (TS) and species richness (S) of AMF detected in the direct field soil samples (50 ml soil) and in trap culture pots (50 ml soil) corresponding to contaminated and rehabilitated areas (Ec-R, Ec-IR, EcB-R, and EcB-IR), to non-rehabilitated areas (NR), and to non-contaminated areas [Cerrado (C) and Pasture (P)].
| Area of study | Field |
Trap culture |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS | S | TS | S | |
| Ec-R | 120 Bb | 7 | 885 Ab | 8 |
| EC-IR | 26 Bb | 7 | 470 Ab | 6 |
| EcB-R | 2718 Aa | 6 | 1222 Aa | 6 |
| EcB-IR | 452 Bb | 9 | 1660 Aa | 5 |
| NR | 5 Bb | 3 | 484 Ab | 4 |
| C | 5 Bb | 1 | 355 Ab | 3 |
| P | 29 Bb | 3 | 375 Ab | 4 |
Uppercase letters = comparisons of TS within rows; lowercase letters = comparisons within columns. Values followed by the same letter do not differ by the Scott–Knott test (P < 0.05)